Religion Has Positive Influence On Individuals With Psychiatric Illness

A paper in Journal of Affective Disorders found that belief in God was correlated to improved outcomes for those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness. Dr. David H. Rosmarin, McLean Hospital clinician and instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, examined individuals at the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital program at McLean in an effort to investigate the relationship between patients' level of belief in God, expectations for treatment and actual treatment outcomes. read more

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